Reports also said that Swansea City had interviewed Dutch duo Jaap Stam and Frank de Boer for the role, but Potter emerged as the clear favourite amongst the club’s American owners.

Potter spent seven years at Ostersunds in Sweden, taking the club from the fourth tier to the top, including Europa League qualification where they achieved wins against the likes of Galatasaray and Premier League outfit Arsenal.

Graham Potter’s assistant Billy Reid was also approached by the Swans in 2010 for the vacant manager’s job in 2010. It was filled by Brendan Rodgers after Reid opted to stay at Scottish side Hamilton. He is expected to join Potter at Swansea City along with his scout.

Potter was identified by Swansea City as the person who could “rebuild” the team and establish an identity again after it disappeared during a 3-4 year spell of our decline in the Premier League. Both Leon Britton and Alan Curtis have stressed the need to get back to our old philosophy of attractive football if we want to return to the top flight.